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Forgot schematics on previous reply

PC is HP Elite 800 G2 Touch Screen All In One Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHZ 16 GB RAM 512 GB SS Drive Centroid shielded Ethernet cable. All input cables are shielded with ground on one end. Hybrid servo drives have shielded on encoders and motors. Line filters on all power. MOVs on all solenoids. Spindl...

Marty, I think you were asking for a machine picture in your first reply. Now attached. I also checked for errors on the Mill installation. i only saw one. I have no idea how to track down the errors. I haven't noticed anything unexpected working with the machine. I also attached a report from the m...

I have Acorn installed on a mill turn. I want to be able to run the bridge up and down when in the lathe mode. Sometimes it would be handy to put an indicator in it and use it to sweep the QTC holder for alignment,... I have enabled the third axis as Y and have it where is homes and will go up and d...

Mecsoft doesn't seem to have a Centroid post processor for lathe. Anyone done one?

tblough wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:57 pm I would expect they are "timed" by tramming the spindle to the table. Rasie or lower one side until the spindle is square with the table.

That is what I had done. I also measured from the bridge to the lathe bed and that is the same. It is pretty noisy though

How would time them. Just by listening?

Thanks for the feedback Marty. Yes, left Accel at .5sec. I think I will slightly loosen the timing belt to see if popping goes away. It has been so long since the original machine ran, I can't remember if it was noisy. I do know it would never move like that! You can clock the ball nuts 1/4 turn for...

Me personally, I wouldn't get overly excited about your called vs. Actual. Your high and low are close. If you really want to TRY and get it closer, you have to experiment with the settings IN the VFD. Nowforever sounds like a Chinese drive. (Good luck with support and assistance) Spindle Test.JPG ...

I continue to work through the startup of my Mill Turn conversion. Acorn/CNC12 rocks! My Z axis is significantly louder than the X and Y. The X and Y are direct drive ball screws. The machine is like a bridge mill in the milling mode so the Z axis is mechanically more complex than X and Y. There are...